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Christopher Emdin: Pain, Betrayal and the Recognition that “We Gon’ Be Alright” | Teachers College Columbia University

Christopher Emdin: Pain, Betrayal and the Recognition that “We Gon’ Be Alright” | Teachers College Columbia University: "I’ve written about undiagnosed and very real traumas that folks of color experience in this country. I’ve highlighted undiagnosed “PTSD” in the forms of a Poor Teaching in Schools’ Disorder and a Post Trayvon (Martin) Stress Disorder – well, there surely has to be a President Trump Stress Disorder. People are traumatized. Our Muslim brothers and sisters feel attacked. Our immigrant colleagues are fearful. This is a real and ongoing trauma, and we must treat it as such by working together on it over time. Healing is going to take a community that is actively working together. It won’t happen by passively engaging or wearing of safety pins, but by the provision of safe spaces where people can be truly honest about how they feel."

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Sisters’ Journey is a caring and powerful support group for breast cancer survivors, their family and their friends. Sisters’ Journey is a faith based activity instilled for the purpose of ensuring that no women has to endure or experience the challenge of facing the obstacles that accompany the reality of being diagnosed with breast cancer alone.
Since it’s inception in 1999, the Sisters’ Journey organization has lend support to hundreds of women and their families during and through the trials and tribulations of breast cancer and the devastation it can cause. Sisters’ Journey has been a strong and active voice promoting and educating all about the importance of early detection, being proactive about treatment, information, and services available.
Sisters’ Journey’s mission is to use our collective energy and join forces with others to heal women physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Advocacy of early detection …